Kudos to Family Connection of Warren County, Inc., one of DisposeRx’s newest Community Outreach partners, on the success of its recent DEA National Prescription Drug Take Back Day and food distribution events. In keeping with its mission to strengthen children and their families through strong family, community, and school linkages, the Georgia non-profit reached over […]
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Rx Summit 2022: My Top Ten Reflections
Rx Summit 2022 was held from April 18-21, and while the conference and exhibition are fresh on my mind, I wanted to capture some of my favorite memories from the trip to Atlanta. Here is my top 10 list in no particular order: Meeting our DisposeRx teammate, Ed Leahy, in person; Gathering for a large […]
West Virginia Drug Intervention Institute Invites DisposeRx to Participate in Monthly Television Program
Recently I had the opportunity to go back to West Virginia for the first time in about 30 years. My husband and I drove from North Carolina to the Mountain State at the invitation of Dr. Susan Bissett, president of West Virginia Drug Intervention Institute (WVDII). Susan and team host a monthly television program, Healing […]
PharmD candidate sees value of educating patients and providing packets for at-home drug disposal
The passing of a loved one can be an overwhelming experience with the surviving spouse left to make many decisions all while grieving. One of those tasks is figuring out what to do with medicines that are no longer needed. This was the case for a patient assisted by Cammi Fletcher, a pharmacy intern volunteer […]
Prescription Drug Disposal Key to Preventing Medicine Cabinet Hoarding
In November 2018 my husband was in a serious accident. As a result, he had a total of nine surgeries and countless other procedures. Throughout these additional surgeries and his recovery, he was prescribed everything from opioids to anti-nausea medications… and everything in between. Fortunately, he didn’t need to use even half of the medications […]
